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Nearly a month after she was diagnosed with an overdose, McClain said she was still dealing with the residual side effects, including an elevated heart rate and vision problems she felt were tied to the medication

Common medications in this class include semaglutide (Ozempic, Wegovy, Rybelsus), dulaglutide (Trulicity), liraglutide (Victoza, Saxenda), and tirzepatide (Mounjaro, Zepbound), though tirzepatide is technically a dual GIP/GLP-1 receptor agonist

If the treatment itself is hard to take, easy to forget, and the underlying principles are not understood by a patient, the therapy might fail

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With careful monitoring, semaglutide can still be considered an effective and safe tool for older adults with MASH, says Yasika Garcia, MD, an endocrinologist with Medical Offices of Manhattan in New York City